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Page 1681
... letters , in which he inveighed against the pressing of the Romans into Asia . " They were coming , " he said , " to ... letter from Scipio , the consul , and still more so by one from his brother Africanus , who , besides urging the ...
... letters , in which he inveighed against the pressing of the Romans into Asia . " They were coming , " he said , " to ... letter from Scipio , the consul , and still more so by one from his brother Africanus , who , besides urging the ...
Page 1683
... letter , that a vast quantity of corn had arrived at Chios , from Italy ; but that the vessels laden with wine were detained by storms . At the same time accounts were received , that the people of Teos had furnished large supplies of ...
... letter , that a vast quantity of corn had arrived at Chios , from Italy ; but that the vessels laden with wine were detained by storms . At the same time accounts were received , that the people of Teos had furnished large supplies of ...
Page 1705
... letter from the prætor , Lucius Æmilius , con- taining intelligence of the sea - fight that took place at Myon- nesus , and of Lucius Scipio the consul having transported his army into Asia . A supplication for one day was decreed , on ...
... letter from the prætor , Lucius Æmilius , con- taining intelligence of the sea - fight that took place at Myon- nesus , and of Lucius Scipio the consul having transported his army into Asia . A supplication for one day was decreed , on ...
Page 1708
... letter from the general , arrived at Rome ; which occasioned joy , not so much from recent fear , ( for they had ceased to fear him who was conquered in Ætolia , ) as from former fame ; because by them commencing this war he was ...
... letter from the general , arrived at Rome ; which occasioned joy , not so much from recent fear , ( for they had ceased to fear him who was conquered in Ætolia , ) as from former fame ; because by them commencing this war he was ...
Page 1717
... letter was sent by the prætor , Spurius Posthumius , into Etruria ; and Publius Junius , the proprætor , set out for Spain , in which province , long before a successor could arrive , Lucius Emilius Paulus , who afterwards with great ...
... letter was sent by the prætor , Spurius Posthumius , into Etruria ; and Publius Junius , the proprætor , set out for Spain , in which province , long before a successor could arrive , Lucius Emilius Paulus , who afterwards with great ...
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